Cold Brew Coffee - Recipe Monday

5:22 PM Johanna 0 Comments

This week on Recipe Monday I will be sharing with you my Cold Brew coffee recipe.

Cold brew coffee is when coffee grounds are steeped in room temperature, filtered water for an extended period of time. It is then strained and stored for up to two weeks. This method of making coffee has multiple benefits as it lasts a long period of time and the coffee has a sweeter taste due to its lower acidity.

What You'll Need - Ingredients


How To Make It - Directions

The steps to make cold brew coffee are really easy. For every cup of ground coffee you will need one litre of filtered water. If you want your coffee to have any flavour, such as vanilla or hazelnut just add a few tablespoon of your choice flavour extract. This step is completely optional but it adds a different dimension of flavour to your morning cup.

And that's it! Stick that jar on the counter with a cloth or light lid on it and wait 18+ hours. I wait about 24 hours so the cold brew coffee is a little stronger.


After the coffee has steeped for the amount of time you want it to it's time to strain it. I strain it twice - once to get rid of the big stuff and a second time through a paper towel to get the little stuff out. It may seem silly to strain it twice but trust me once you see the paper towel covered in coffee grounds you'll appreciate the second strain.

After you strain your cold brew coffee pour it into a sealable container, such as a mason jar, and store your new coffee in the fridge.    

This recipe will make one and a half mason jars of cold brew coffee. You only need about 4-5 tablespoons for a cup of coffee in the morning and fill the rest of your mug with hot water. This will be the first time your coffee will come in contact with hot water and because of that you won't have the acidic taste. You may find that you don't need any cream or sugar with this since the coffee's natural sweetness will be shining through. 


Now pour yourself a cup of coffee and enjoy your amazing, homemade cold brew coffee! 
(And if you are looking for something to eat while drinking your morning cup of coffee, why not try some homemade donuts!)

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National Donut Day - Recipe Monday

7:00 AM Johanna 0 Comments

I've decided to share my love of cooking with a new weekly series: Recipe Monday! Every Monday I will be sharing a recipe with you - my lovely readers - of something I've made over the past week.

Since this past Friday was National Donut Day and because Donuts are some of the best treats ever, I decided to make some.


// In honor of National Donut Day I made homemade donuts.  (via Instagram)

 Most donut recipes call for yeast but I'm kinda impatient and wanted donuts so I used baking powder instead and I think it worked out pretty well. This recipe makes about 2 dozen donuts (or a lot of Timbits)


What You'll Need - Ingredients 
Donuts
1 cup of milk
1 cup of sugar
2 1/2 tablespoon of butter
1 1/2 teaspoon of salt
3 eggs
4 teaspoon of  baking powder
1/4 teaspoon of cinnamon
3 1/2 cups of sifted flour
Oil for deep frying - I used vegetable oil

Glaze
1 1/4 cup of icing sugar
1 teaspoon of vanilla
2-4 tablespoons of milk

How To Make It - Directions 
Donuts

  1. In a mixer combine sugar and butter. Add each egg separately and continue combining. 
  2. In a separate bowl sift together flour, baking powder, salt and cinnamon. 
  3. Gradually add flour mixture to the liquid mixture beating vigorously. 
  4. Lightly flour your work surface and knead lightly. If needed keep adding small amounts of flour to keep dough from sticking.
  5. Roll out the dough to about a 1/4 inch thick rectangle. Use a doughnut cutter (or a glass and egg cup) to cut dough. 
  6. Fry small batches in hot oil being super careful since the oil will splatter.
  7. When the sides of the doughnuts are a golden brown flip. Drain doughnuts on paper paper. 
  8. Dip in glaze and let glaze harden for about 5 minutes. 
Glaze
  1. Mix together icing sugar, vanilla, and milk together until smooth. Add more milk if too thick or icing sugar if too thin.

Enjoy! And try not too eat too many in one sitting! :)

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